DCMS Dance Links Brochure - Cornwall Healthy Schools

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Social Dance CelebrationCherry Willingham Community Sports College inLincoln identified the lack of opportunities for pupilsto experience dance forms from different cultures.The School Sport Co-ordinator (SSCo) approachedlincolnshire dance, the dance development agencyfor the county, to help identify appropriate danceforms and local dance artists. The SSCo and thefour selected dance artists planned the project.lincolnshire dance provided guidance and qualityassurance. The link, funded through the LocalNetwork Fund, involved eight primary and one“Brighton and Hove DanceDevelopmentDorothy Stringer Sports College, and Brighton andHove Music and Performing Arts work together ona school-club link which provides opportunities forgifted and talented pupils to study dance beyondthe curriculum and for young people to developleadership skills in dance. The link takes the form ofa youth dance company, which has met weekly forthe last two years to create and perform dance.Each year, 15 members are recruited throughrecommendation and audition. Alongside theThis is an excellent opportunity to further develop the links withsome of our major school and community partners through themedium of dance. It also allows us to extend and enrich the typeand range of dance experiences currently available tolocal children.”David Mills (Headteacher, Cherry Willingham Community Sports College)Urban Street VibesEast London Dance, the dance development agencyfor East London, approached Plashet School, an allgirl secondary community school, to form a danceschool-club link providing after-school danceactivities for young women of Asian and Somaliorigin who would not normally engage in physicalactivity. The link is part of Urban Vibes, a largerprogramme offering access to free dance activity inLondon, and is funded by Newham Healthy Livingand Sports Team. Weekly after-school classes areoffered over a 12-week term. Each session includesa warm-up, a street dance routine and a creativeelement. At the end of each term there is aninformal sharing for friends and family.All participants are invited to join half-term andEaster dance projects and given opportunities toperform at school events such as assemblies.“I am keen to promote dance atPlashet School. East LondonDance has assisted PlashetSchool to raise the achievementin dance and also theenthusiasm for dance atKey Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.Mrs Bushra Khanum Nasir(Headteacher, Plashet School)”special school. Workshops were held over 10weeks in Brazilian, Egyptian, Israeli and Englishfolk dance. Initially, sessions were led by danceartists, then by Sporting Ambassadors from CherryWillingham (Year 10 pupils following the SportsLeaders programme) who worked alongside theSSCo. The link led to a day of performances at theCommunity Sports College. In the future, the aim isto increase the number of pupils attendingcommunity classes and to develop weekly danceclubs in one or more of the dance forms.company, Year 11 pupils following a Junior SportsLeader Award leadership programme at the schoolvisit the family primary schools and work with smallgroups of pupils to develop their leadership skillsand dance knowledge. In the future, the aim is toestablish a number of youth dance groupsthroughout Brighton and Hove, and involve YoungLeaders in the leadership of the youth dancegroups.10 Dance Links Dance Links11
Useful contactsThe four organisations below have websites that are easy to navigate and provide information aboutout-of-school dance providers.Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET)CDET is the national standards body of theprofessional dance industry and holds the directoryof teaching societies whose syllabuses have beeninspected and approved by the Council.Tel: 020 7240 5703www.cdet.org.ukGo to ‘directories of dance teachers’. Select yourcounty and a list of registered teachers withinprivate dance schools will be displayed.Foundation for Community Dance (FCD)FCD is the national development agency forcommunity dance in the UK. It works for thedevelopment of community dance and for thegreater access to high quality community dance forall.Tel: 0116 251 0516www.communitydance.org.ukGo to ‘dance directory’. Enter your geographicregion and details of dance organisations,companies and key individuals within the regionwill be displayed.National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA)NDTA is recognised as the national voice for danceeducation. It supports teachers at all key stages ofthe National Curriculum as well as GCSE,AS/A Level, GNVQ and in initial teacher trainingTel: 01543 308 618www.ndta.org.ukGo to ‘national/regional dance and arts agencies,associations and councils’. Scroll through the listuntil you find an agency in your county or region.Youth Dance England (YDE)YDE is the national agency to connect youngpeople and dance. It seeks to create newpartnerships between those providing andsupporting dance activities for young people toincrease the number and quality of opportunitiesavailable.Tel: 020 7924 7167www.yde.org.ukGo to ‘what’s going on’. Select a dance activityand click on your region on the map. A list ofdance providers in your area will be displayed.12 Dance Links
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